Didn't do much wrong today, maybe could have kept out goal 4 but that's it, the ball gets laid back to Gundogan who hits it very well low and hard, not quite right in the corner he get's a hand on it. Not a massive error by any means.
Kepa Arrizabalaga
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Don't think he's that bad at all, just the Chelsea defensive set up is far weaker than in previous seasons.
Courtois would be conceding similar, he did in 15/16 after all.
Courtois would be conceding similar, he did in 15/16 after all.
Aguero and Gundogan goals are stopped by the top Kepa which he’s not unfortunately for Chelsea.
Don't think that's true at all. Courtois has one major weakness and that is he gets megged easily due to his long legs. I'd back him to save the 2nd and 3rd goal, he makes those saves regularly.
He's not a bad keeper at all, there just doesnt seem to be anything standout about him in the slightest...
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I would say that Chelsea fans are hoping he comes good because he looks like he was worth five million. Whenever i have watched chelsea this season i have not been impressed. Should have stopped Agueros first and Gundogans shots today.
They could've signed Heaton or Pope from Burnley who are superior keepers. He has no presence in goal.
Weren't both injured at the time? Heaton is 32 maybe they wanted someone younger.
I suppose so, but breaking a world transfer record for an inexperienced, untested keeper was madness. Surely there were more reliable options out there.
24 is still young for a keeper. De Gea was freakishly precocious but in his first year people mocked him too. From what I've seen of Keppa he looks pretty decent but will take a year or two before he properly settles.
Well I didn't want Bilbao to sell him, but nothing they could do about it. I agree they probably needed and experienced goalie in there. Kepa needed an entirely reliable defence in front of him and maybe not a great idea him coming into a club with Sarri trying to change things that maybe the established players are not happy with. Probably quite unsettling for him. Bilbao had a great dressing room, Chelsea's is far from it.
Could be nerves, even for a goal keeper. Ben Foster said he could not deal with the pressure of playing for united.
He's not abysmal but what he is proof of is how little you actually get for 70m these days (Euros, I stand corrected if it was less).
He's not visibly better than some keepers in the lower clubs in our league.
He's not visibly better than some keepers in the lower clubs in our league.
Sounds like Courtois to me. Never understood how he was so highly rated, even seen people put Courtois as one of the league's greatest ever keepers. He always seemed solid to me but never spectacular.
Best thing they could have done is sell thibaut & buy navas from real instead - even if it cost a lot.
Shocking for the Gundogan goal and could have done better for Aguero's first.
Mad how Ben Foster for peanuts from West Brom is a better signing than this lad for 73m euros.
Mad how Ben Foster for peanuts from West Brom is a better signing than this lad for 73m euros.
Looks too small to me and the fee involved is actually a bit of a joke.
I think it is nerves. If he was not nervous he would have saved Augeros first and Gundogans. At least i hope for chelseas sake it is nerves.
Courtois major asset was his presence and size, both helped him dominate anything aerially and be a huge obstacle to beat. He's far from being considered one of the PL great goalkeepers but he was for a period one of the best in the world. No idea how he's getting on in Madrid now though
Gary Neville said that on the last Super Sixes Co92 picking their Prem XI, the others were a bit taken a back and his justification was his size. Personally found him bang average in a good team.
Navas did not want to leave Real.
On the bright side, Kepa is a good name for a keeper. If only he was Jamaican that would have been even more fitting
That's a somewhat polite way of calling someone average.
The only other guy that would have made sense is Thomas Strakosha of Lazio. And Courtois put them in a terrible negotiating position. With Kepa it was a high cost but, there were able to get him with very little negotiation since they just needed to pay the buyout clause.
Bilbao only sells their top players if the buyers pay the release clause. It was the same with Javi Martinez, don't remember if it was the same with Herrera. Anyway don't think Chelsea's problems start with the keeper.
To be fair our defence has done the same to us in recent seasons. De Gea has saved us many points over the last few seasons due to world class performances and saves. I Just don’t think he’s as good as he was made out to be.
Same with Herrera, yes. And Laporte.
Agree. Some people have tried to compare him to DDG in his early days but no chance for me. With DDG you could see, even when he looked physically unsuited at the start, that he was capable of the spectacular and his distribution was ok. I see nothing with Kepa.
He gotta kepa out.
Fraud
Batter on the ball than Courtois but worse when it comes to saving shoots.
Batter on the ball than Courtois but worse when it comes to saving shoots.
Kepa had no chance (so said Martin Keown on that second goal 
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)If Kepa is worth £70m then DeGea is more than justified wanting £350k a week.
Fish and chips with mushy peas.
I pinned this guy a while back. Cant save shots diving down to save his life. Technique problem, nothing to do with a new league.
Almost like he dives towards a facing down position lke kids do to break their fall when diving.
Athletic were so lucky
He is piss weak.
Buying him for double what they sold Courtois for is silliness.
Buying him for double what they sold Courtois for is silliness.
What did he do wrong tonight? Had no chance with either goal.
The second goal.